The decline of the Maya city-states: man-made or natural disaster?
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The decline of the Maya city-states: man-made or natural disaster?
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Map of the declining Maya city-states
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Decline theories
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Comparing the Anglo-Saxons and Maya
Making predictions
Evaluating theories
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The mystery of the Maya city-states
Objective.
The mystery of the Maya city-states
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Archaeologists and historians continue to investigate why the Maya civilization had abandoned cities such as Tikal, Palenque and Copán in the southern lowlands by 900 AD. Although the reasons remain unclear, theories suggest that issues with food and water supplies, conflicts, diseases and leadership may have contributed to the decline.A combination of these factors was probably responsible for the departure.
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Map of the declining Maya city-states
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Making predictions
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Prediction
Supporting evidence
The Maya cities declined because the city-states' population increased and there was not enough food to sustain everyone.
The Maya cleared land by slashing and burning trees and built houses on all available land, leading to a shortage of farmland.
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OverpopulationDeforestationDroughtChanging trading routesWarring Maya city-statesProblems with water supply
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Decline theories
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Evaluating theories
Theory: Changing trading routes
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overpopulation
deforestation
drought
Medium importance
Most important
High importance
High importance
Medium importance
Least important
changing trading routes
warring Maya city-states
problems with water supply
Diamond 6
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overpopulation
deforestation
drought
Medium importance
Most important
High importance
High importance
Medium importance
Least important
changing trading routes
warring Maya city-states
problems with water supply
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They lived in AD 410 - 1066.
They were polytheistic.
They believed in one god.
Answers
They lived from 2000 BC - 1524.
They came from Scandinavia
They built temples and pyramids.
Drag and drop the statements into three groups. Statements which only apply to the Anglo -Saxons, statements which only apply to the Maya and statements which apply to both.
It was split into separate kingdoms.
Their houses were wooden frames made out of wattle and daub.
Anglo-Saxon:
Maya:
They lived near rainforests.
They traded with the outside world.
They overcame complex challenges to settle in the country.
Comparing the Anglo-Saxons and Maya
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Reset
They lived in AD 410 - 1066.
They were polytheistic.
They believed in one god.
Answers
They lived from 2000 BC - 1524.
They came from Scandinavia
They built temples and pyramids.
Drag and drop the statements into three groups. Statements which only apply to the Anglo -Saxons, statements which only apply to the Maya and statements which apply to both.
It was split into separate kingdoms.
Anglo-Saxon:
Their houses were wooden frames made out of wattle and daub.
Maya:
They lived near rainforests.
They traded with the outside world.
They overcame complex challenges to settle in the country.
Comparing the Anglo-Saxons and Maya
©2022 Kapow Primary
www.kapowprimary.com
©2023 Kapow Primary
www.kapowprimary.com
7
Reset
They lived in AD 410 - 1066.
They were polytheistic.
They believed in one god.
They lived from 2000 BC - 1524.
They came from Scandinavia
They built temples and pyramids.
Drag and drop the statements into three groups. Statements which only apply to the Anglo -Saxons, statements which only apply to the Maya and statements which apply to both.
It was split into separate kingdoms.
Anglo-Saxon:
Their houses were wooden frames made out of wattle and daub.
Maya:
They lived near rainforests.
They traded with the outside world.
They overcame complex challenges to settle in the country.
Comparing the Anglo-Saxons and Maya